Senate passes 'clean' Homeland Security bill

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Washington Examiner:

The Senate on Friday passed a $40 billion measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security through Sept. 30.

 

The vote was 68-31 and came after weeks of stalled action over a provision that would have curbed President Obama's executive actions on immigration.

 

Senate Republicans crafted a deal with Democrats to strip out the immigration language, and that passed in an amendment by a vote of 66-33.

 

The vote does not ensure the bill will become law.

 

House Republicans want to restore at least some of the language blocking Obama's immigration directives.